Change and Constant: Two Sides of the Same Coin
I was back where I had started one and half years ago—at my parents house in the suburbs of New Jersey. Not one bit of me imagined I’d be back or wanted to return. After all, I had left my parent’s house seeking a new life on the West Coast, free from the angst I…
Real or Unreal, Good or Bad
There is an eye Everything grows around it Real or unreal We are always on the back of ancients Good or bad If you want to live forever Do nothing Settle in the eye. Every time I sit down to draw and write it surprises me. I never know what will come out in the…
What Might Have Been…
It seems when I am in Spain, that part of my integration and learning, is to navigate a health clinic of some kind…! At Christmas Bronchitis lead me to the doctor, and now my ‘writing injury’, although much improved has still been causing me pain in the night, and my wrist is still a little…
Bereavement and Loss – Part 7 of 7
In this, the last part of the series, I will continue to explore some recommended complementary therapies. This is by no means an exhaustive list, and I would be very interested to hear from you about anything which you have found helpful. Bach Flower Remedies are a very gentle way of supporting both people and…
Writing Our Way Home
Have you ever discovered, after multiple attempts to run and hide from where you are, that you end up, once again, with yourself, wondering what to do? When I lived in Berkeley, California, crippled from pain, and yet still trying to find ways to escape the state I was in, there was one way I consistently…
A Soft Dark Secret
A late night drawing: The morning words: If you have A soft dark secret That’s how high you can get Before it starts Bleeding Then you start Coming close together Out of fear And even though We provide a sky for you You feel that it is limited And pressured And of course you…
The Season of the Witch
There is a certain energy in the air this month, can you feel it? Something whispers to you from far away, and it is creeping closer… Something dark and mysterious, and yet oddly familiar…closer it comes, and closer still… The veil is thinning, and soon we may speak freely with our ancestors and those that…
Wholly Accepting This Moment…
I ran for 65 minutes this morning; some of it with Anadi and then I ran on for a bit before turning back to meet up with him on the beach and go for the swim I didn’t go for last night ? I have no idea how far I am running at the moment…
Bereavement and Loss – Part 6 of 7
In this section I will mention some other complementary therapies that can be a very effective support for anyone who is grieving. One is Homeopathy. There are several possible grief remedies. The most appropriate will depend on the person / animal, their symptoms and the situation. Some options are listed below: Ignatia – This is the…
The Courage to Keep Going
I watched a woman grab onto the railing at the YMCA in Berkeley, using it to stabilize her walk, which consisted of one step every minute. Her feet and legs were like those of a Raggedy Anne doll, hard to control and weakening below her. Like her, I too had been swimming at the YMCA, and…
Quite Here but Disappearing
Woken up around 3:30 at night, with the whole body trembling. I feel as if a different energy than my usual is entering my body. Maybe it is a dream and I am only half awake. I want to stay with it and allow the process to happen. After a while it is so uncomfortable…
How To Improve Your Health in Two Minutes a Day (Video)
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